Inheritances have the potential to make or break a family unit. The dynamics in families, immediate and extended alike, are touchy things. One major life milestone might set something off that turns into a domino effect of chaos, and it usually has something to do with money. They do say it is the root of …
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Dad forbids his 14-year-old daughter from reading dystopian novel, scolds his 20-year-old niece for having it in her bedroom: ‘He said it was careless to leave something she is too young for out on the shelf’
I’ve never understood parents who heavily censor the content that their teenage children read. There’s a big difference between ensuring your 4th grader isn’t reading Danielle Steel novels and telling a kid who is Carrie’s age that «Carrie» by Stephen King isn’t appropriate for them. There are many worse things kids could be doing than …
Seguir leyendo Dad forbids his 14-year-old daughter from reading dystopian novel, scolds his 20-year-old niece for having it in her bedroom: ‘He said it was careless to leave something she is too young for out on the shelf’
Dad abandons infant son, flips out when he gets rebuffed trying to adopt him at 17 while having 5 other kids under 10: ‘I don’t belong in this family’
Much as it would be wonderful if everybody got the chance to grow up in a supportive and stable family, we all know that this is often far from the truth. Everybody has their struggles when it comes to their relatives and those who took care of them when they were growing up, and some …
Seguir leyendo Dad abandons infant son, flips out when he gets rebuffed trying to adopt him at 17 while having 5 other kids under 10: ‘I don’t belong in this family’
Uncle promises to help pay for niece’s college tuition, goes back on his word 8 years later now that he has his own child: ‘Michael Scott did the exact same as you’
There’s a famous episode of the TV show The Office called «Scott’s Tots.» In it, it is revealed that a decade prior, the lead character Michael Scott made a promise to a group of schoolchildren that he would pay for their college tuition when they turned 18. At the time, he assumed he would be …
Seguir leyendo Uncle promises to help pay for niece’s college tuition, goes back on his word 8 years later now that he has his own child: ‘Michael Scott did the exact same as you’
‘Guncle’ hilariously teaches the significance of Lady Gaga to his niece, wholesome family moment ensues: ‘Gaga fans are little monsters’
Millennials who grew up with Lady Gaga knows how important it is to grow up with THE Lady Gaga. And since her AMAZING performance at Coachella recently, cool aunts and guncles everywhere are making sure their nieces and nephews aren’t missing out on this rearing opportunity. Loving family members and friends are constantly looking for …
Seguir leyendo ‘Guncle’ hilariously teaches the significance of Lady Gaga to his niece, wholesome family moment ensues: ‘Gaga fans are little monsters’
Mother threatens to disinvite brother-in-law from family vacation if he doesn’t quit picking on her 9-year-old and 16-year-old kids: ‘He has to stop NOW or he’s not coming’
Family dynamics are easy to control when it’s your family that you’re dealing with. When it comes to your in-laws, it’s a whole different ball game. You never truly feel comfortable calling them out on their wrongdoings and hope they’ll realize the error of their ways before they require your very hesitant, probably way too …
Seguir leyendo Mother threatens to disinvite brother-in-law from family vacation if he doesn’t quit picking on her 9-year-old and 16-year-old kids: ‘He has to stop NOW or he’s not coming’
Mom moves 13-year-old daughter away from her grandparents, aunts, and uncles to be closer to her husband’s family, gets angry when she wants to move back after she turns 18: ‘Mom said most teenagers would kill for the stuff they gave me since we moved’
Society is stringently designed around the nuclear family. This system makes it easy to treat families as economic units that are intrinsically tied together and emotionally bonded above all other bonds. Maintaining the nuclear family is difficult to do and often not beneficial for the members of said nucleus. Any child of parents who «stayed …
Seguir leyendo Mom moves 13-year-old daughter away from her grandparents, aunts, and uncles to be closer to her husband’s family, gets angry when she wants to move back after she turns 18: ‘Mom said most teenagers would kill for the stuff they gave me since we moved’
Uncle defends his 16-year-old nephew’s inheritance after his former sister-in-law tries to spend the cash on her new family: ‘I told her the money was for Caden and Caden alone’
Family inheritance disputes bring out the worst in everyone. Luckily for this teenager, his uncle was there to protect his nest egg left behind by his late father, lest his mother’s new family drain the account dry. There’s no crime in remarrying after the passing of a spouse, but there is something strange about building …
Seguir leyendo Uncle defends his 16-year-old nephew’s inheritance after his former sister-in-law tries to spend the cash on her new family: ‘I told her the money was for Caden and Caden alone’
Mom berates aunt for letting her 28-year-old niece spend the weekend with because she was extremely stressed and depressed in college: ‘She didn’t want to tell her mom she was at our house and asked us not to either’
College isn’t always easy and fun for everyone. I didn’t go home during my entire freshman year of college because I was having too much darn fun, but I know that’s the exception rather than the rule. If a college student goes home to visit family once a month, I’d say that’s pretty standard. However, …
Seguir leyendo Mom berates aunt for letting her 28-year-old niece spend the weekend with because she was extremely stressed and depressed in college: ‘She didn’t want to tell her mom she was at our house and asked us not to either’
‘I told [my brother] how he had failed as a father’: Uncle defends his neglected 16-year-old nephew after his spoiled 13-year-old brother broke his video game and blamed it on him
Not all pregnancies are planned. In fact, I would venture to say that in the history of human civilization, less than .01% of children were intended to be had from the jump. For a lot of people, pregnancy and kids are just something that happens to them, and they deal with it the best way …
Seguir leyendo ‘I told [my brother] how he had failed as a father’: Uncle defends his neglected 16-year-old nephew after his spoiled 13-year-old brother broke his video game and blamed it on him